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Exxon Mobile Makes Record Profit
From CNN Money: Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) set a quarterly profit record for a U.S. company Thursday, surging…
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Bad Economy Means Good Hollywood Movies
The LA Times reports on the correlation between bad US economies and good, if nihilistic, Hollywood movies: Great…
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Credit Line Profiling: Right or Wrong?
From NPR: Credit card companies are trying to cut the credit lines of many customers. And they’re looking…
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Spirit Halloween Stores Built on Carcasses
I’ve always been curious about the Spirit Halloween Stores that pop up like short-lived suburban mushrooms every fall.…
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British Pub Unveils £1 “Credit Crunch Lunch”
Dear American pub owners everywhere, Please, please take a hint from the report below (Ananova): One resourceful pub…
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Why Entrepreneurs Will Survive Doomsday
Everyone is nosing around for the next economic bubble. It might not turn out to be a proper…
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State of the Stimulus Report
In the spirit of scrambling to keep tabs on federal attempts to grease our economic machine, here’s a…
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Highland Capital’s Crusader Fund: The Hedge Fund Fallout Begins
Bloomberg covers the demise of Highland’s Crusader fund, formerly one of the biggest names in the market: Highland…
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Kiva Card a Simple Way to do Serious Good
We all seem to be broke these days. Why would anyone in their right mind want to donate…
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5 Ways to Become Homeless
Homelessness in the United States has always struck me as particularly painful. Penury is not well tolerated in…
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Blog Action Day 2008: Poverty
Today is Blog Action Day 2008. Here at Business Pundit, we’re joining thousands of bloggers using this special…
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Americans Once Again Become Immigrants in Bad Economy
Almost everyone in this country comes from immigrant stock. Even Native Americans are said to have immigrated from…
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Pumpkin Shortage Could Mean a Sad Halloween
Mark J. Perry points out that pumpkins may be scarce this year. My home state, Colorado, is one…
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5 People and Things That Will Recession-Proof Your Small Business
Small business owners clamp up during economic crises. It’s understandable. When people run out of money, they don’t…
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Is Keating Economics as Serious as it Sounds?
Keating 5 Comic The presidential campaign has digressed into full-forced smear mode. After GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah…